Lark and Termite

Jayne Anne Phillips s book immerses us in the lives of Termite, Lark, and Nonie, three characters as memorable as their names Set in rural West Virginia and war torn Korea during the 1950s, Lark and Termite follows an inquisitive 17 year old girl her younger, developmentally challenged brother and their aunt, the hardworking woman who raised them, through a single, evenJayne Anne Phillips s book immerses us in the lives of Termite, Lark, and Nonie, three characters as memorable as their names Set in rural West Virginia and war torn Korea during the 1950s, Lark and Termite follows an inquisitive 17 year old girl her younger, developmentally challenged brother and their aunt, the hardworking woman who raised them, through a single, eventful week in 1959 Through captivating flashbacks, memories, and vignettes, we learn the deepest secrets about them and the parents absent from their lives.An unabridged recording 10 hours, 48 minutes.